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Poured from a big .5L bottle to a Big Glass Mug. The Liquid is light gold with good carbonation. The head is a big fat thumb, white and leaves lots of lace.

The smell is thick fresh bread and a dusting of hops.

The taste is big bold bread and nuts. A splash of alcohol, with a heavy aged cheese finish. This is a hugely under-rated boch. A solid example of a regional treat. But hey I love anything with a goat on the lable. The brew also has a note or 2 found in a lot of BD's from the region, caramel,& toffee. Prosit

The mouth feel is spot on for the style, big thick sticky malt and a quenching zippy carbonation.

The Rathskeller Wine & Beer Fest:A small sized head with fine sized bubbles.The body was clear with very little carbonation observed.The hue was pale yellow and the nose was somewhat earthy along with a hint of malt.The flavor was hoppy along with an aftertaste and the mouthfeel was tingly on my tongue and medium bodied.There was virtually no lacing with this beer.For a Bock beer, the hue was wrong.

Pours a nice tawny amber. Two fingers of foam, rises and falls with the addition of it's small amount of yeast. Yeast adds a light haze, characteristic of a Weizenbock.

Smell is varied, first bubblegum and clove, airing out into bready malt. Over time the smell deadens, into a kind of musty yeast.

Taste is sweet malt upfront, countered by a cidery tartness that isn't unwelcome. Aftertaste is malty again, with a slight hop bitterness that doesn't show up 'til later. Not as fruity as desired, but yeast esters come thorugh some.

Fairly light and easy to drink in warmer months, would like to try this fresh.

Original Stieglbock Malt Liquor has a thin, off-white head, a mostly hazy caramel color, some descending little brown chunks, and just a bit of lacing left behind. This was a 2008 bottling, by the way. The aroma is strong and gamy- the drinker will encounter an intense, full, brown bread crust and an old, cellared smell. The taste is equally rich- sweet, chewy, gamy, brown bread crust, light molasses, and an adequate hop bite to balance out the cloying malt. Mouthfeel is watery and a earthy, and Original Stieglbock finishes semi-dry, sharp, overly sweet, and delicious. This is a a bold, in-your-face, strong malt liquor. At first, one does not pick up the 7% alcohol, but after a few minutes a blanket of warmth runs down one’s body and your face will feel flushed and hot. This is the real deal. I think everyone should "man up" and check it out!

Poured a bright copper/amber. Nominal head. Quite sweet, with caramel and a touch of sorghum in the malt. A bit of hops brings up the rear to round-out. Malt-centric, but a bit on the lighter side. Surprised to see that it is 7%, as the alcohol was not evident in the slightest. I probably would have liked this to be a bit beefier, but all in all this is not bad - I'd consider it for an introduction to the style.

Found in a Vienna supermarket, my bottle is green and 33cl small, with a black and red label featuring a ram standing on a rock. Ingredients conform to the purity law. Best before 4/5/07, I opened it on 10/29/06.

Pours a clear amber-tinted gold under a one finger white head that is short-lived, generating neither lace nor trace. Lots of bready grain in the nose, with a hint of fruit. Very prickly and quite light in the mouth. The first taste impression is watery where the malt should be, then a touch of grain emerges with a more persistent grape impresion. Then the alcohol and/or hops kick in, very dry, espresso bitter, climaxing in an achingly raw tone before diminishing to an echo in the aftertaste. The bitter is too metallic, however, to be truly enjoyable. Mediocre experience at best.

Pours a slightly hazed golden colored beer with a voluminous off white head.

Smell is lots of grains and malt with very strong Nobel hops aroma. Slightly sweet aroma with a very fresh hop aroma, herbal and flowery.

Taste is mildly sweet with a lot of grain and a subtle alcohol taste that adds a bit to the perception of spiciness on your tongue. VERY flowery and herbal hop flavors here, if this was slightly drier this would be a kick ass Pilsner. This is on the very dry end of the bock spectrum with a minimal malt and maximum hop contribution. Quite a nice hop bitterness to this, I could ignore what the bottle says and just say it is a Pilsner, and a very tasty one at that.

Good mouthfeel.

A damn tasty bock that is somewhere near the line that separates dry bock from malty Pilsner. I suggest you don't quibble about the exact classification and just enjoy this. I prefer to think of it as a sweetish Pilsner myself.

Enjoyed a nice big bottle of this on my recent trip to Der Braumeister. A 16.7 oz bottle poured into a nice, big mug. This beer is a clear, medium golden color. Nice big, white head over an inch thick is present when poured. Settles to a decent surface layer with a nice white ring lining the inside of the glass. Very nice lacing here indeed. A sweet malty and yeast aroma is present. Tastewise it is sweet and malty upfront with bready backbone and a but of nut and perhaps caramel. Followed by a bit of definite hop bitterness, but the sweet flavor certainly dominates. Not the most complex flavors I have ever had in a beer, but this one is damn good! Has a crisp, full bodied mouthfeel with moderate to high carbonation. Do not drink too fast ormuch belching will surely ensue! Other than the high carbonation, it is very easy to drink. Quite enjoyable.

A little too light on all fronts to be a serious Dopplebock contender. Perhapse a Maibock or Oktoberfest at best. Even at that, there is a harsh astringency (strained grain) flavor that persists. The beer takes on ripe fruit flavors--very ale-ish. Although not perfect, there is a nice maltiness with this beer with bready, caramelly aromas. The alcohols are largely hidden until the finish. Grainy in the end, but not bad beer.